Bachelor of Aerospace Systems Engineering (Honours)
University of Newcastle - Newcastle - Callaghan
Overview
Aerospace Systems Engineering involves the design, maintenance, support and upgrade of military and civilian aircraft, and satellite systems. Aerospace systems are complex systems involving lightweight flight platforms and their associated sensing, command, control and mission systems. This includes ground, air and space-based support, navigation and communications infrastructure. These are commonly referred to as ‘systems of systems’ and the associated systems engineering involves assuring reliable interaction of subsystems and reliable operation and performance of missions to meet specified sets of requirements.
Majors
Areas of study
Aerospace design and materials, aircraft performance and operations, aircraft systems and avionics, embedded systems engineering, principles of flight, propulsion systems, automatic flight control systems, and aerospace system design.
Elective pathways: All University of Newcastle Engineering (Honours) programs facilitate the study of a wide range of elective pathways to customise our students' learning experience. These can deepen or broaden the knowledge base of the core program, depending on the student's desires and interests.
Potential Career Outcomes
Career opportunities
Aerospace systems engineer, satellite engineer, systems engineer, aerospace engineer.
Typical employers include aircraft design and manufacturing companies, Australian and international airlines, airworthiness organisations, the Australian Defence Force, the prime defence contractors, airports, maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) organisations.
Graduates will also be well equipped to take up opportunities in systems engineering, mechanical and mechatronics engineering in other industries.
ATAR & Selection Rank
The table below shows the ATAR and Selection Rank information for those offered places wholly or partly on the basis of ATAR in 2023.
| ATAR-based offers only, across all offer rounds | ATAR (excluding adjustment factors) | Selection Rank (including adjustment factors) |
|---|---|---|
| Highest rank to receive an offer | 98.8 | 99.95 |
| Median rank to receive an offer | 86 | 92 |
| Lowest rank to receive an offer | 70.45 | 77.45 |
<5 - Less than 5 ATAR-based offers were made
Admission Criteria
Please refer to the University of Newcastle website for admission criteria information.
This information is sourced from Course Seeker, a joint initiative between the Australian Government and the Tertiary Admission Centres. View more information on Course Seeker.
University
University of Newcastle
Campus
Newcastle - Callaghan
Course Type
Bachelors Honours
Study Area
Engineering
Indicative ATAR
70.45
Delivery Mode
On-campus
Duration
Full-time: 4 years, Part-time: Available
Course Link
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- State
- NSW
- Type
- University
- Courses
- 147
- Campuses
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Central Coast - Ourimbah Gosford Newcastle - Callaghan Newcastle City Precinct Port Macquarie Sydney
Please note that these statistics simply refer to the information we have in our database. This is not an exhaustive list of courses offered at University of Newcastle. Please refer to the institution's website for the most current information.
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